Quote of the day: This can't happen in America, can it?

Quoteoftheday

“Mr. Stewart, if you related the facts of this case as they come to us to an ordinary homeowner, don’t you think most ordinary homeowners would say this kind of thing can’t happen in the United States?” --Samuel Alito, Supreme Court Justice, questioning the government on the EPA's tyrannical regulations. Read great coverage of this case involving the Sacketts of Priest Lake, Idaho, who were threatened with $75,000 daily in penalties after the EPA identified a small drainage problem on a lot upon which they wanted to build a house as "wetlands." Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., hosted the Sacketts in Washington.